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Upon hearing this, Huo Zhi understood even more clearly what was most important to her.
"no problem!"
She shifted her body, sat cross-legged opposite Xiao Yan, adjusted her breathing, and calmed her previously chaotic emotions. She slowly raised her hands, palms facing upwards, outstretched. Her fair hands appeared even more lustrous in the firelight.
Xiao Yan also extended both palms, his movements steady. As their palms touched, the Red Lotus Karmic Flame rose up simultaneously!
The next instant, their four palms met!
The resonance of the same kind of strange fire simultaneously had an effect on the depths of Xiao Yan and Huo Zhi's hearts. The wonderful feeling was hard to describe in words, but Xiao Yan and Huo Zhi, the two involved parties, knew it very well.
With the help of the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, the two's fighting spirits became one in this cycle, able to be transmitted to each other.
Although the two possess the same kind of different flame, they are also different. Xiao Yan's Red Lotus Karmic Flame is blazing and heavy; while Huo Zhi's Red Lotus Karmic Flame is more refined and condensed.
As their fighting spirits continued to merge, Xiao Yan and Huo Zhi's power, both at the half-saint level, temporarily became one!
Xiao Yan and Huo Zhi had already discovered this feeling back in the Jia Ma Empire. Normally, such an important matter would have required much more time to study. However, fate intervened; the spatial storm separated Xiao Yan and Huo Zhi for several years, and they never had the chance to continue their research. On the night of the Pill Tower, the two briefly collaborated again, but strangely, only Huo Zhi's Dou Qi could enter Xiao Yan's body; Xiao Yan's Dou Qi could no longer be transmitted back.
The situation was urgent, and there was no time to examine it carefully, so Huo Zhi could only assist Xiao Yan.
After Xiao Yan's death, the possibility of the two continuing their research was cut off.
Now that Xiao Yan and Huo Zhi are both inside the Heavenly Tomb, they finally have time to conduct their research. Over the past two months, the two have made repeated attempts and finally discovered that only different flames of the same origin can be transmitted between them.
Because Xiao Yan's Crimson Lotus Star Flame fused with four different flames, it could no longer resonate with Huo Zhi's Crimson Lotus Karmic Flame, so his fighting spirit could no longer be transmitted to Huo Zhi.
Xiao Yan has always aimed to collect more different flames, but he never expected that having more flames would become a troublesome thing.
Huo Zhi had already accepted this situation and was prepared to assist Xiao Yan in future battles. However, a turning point came with a bold attempt.
Xiao Yan thought of the Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Body he cultivated. This fighting technique not only allows him to condense a clone with a portion of the original body's strength, but also, due to the long-term infusion of the power of different flames, it possesses the unique ability to control flames. It can even take on a portion of the ability to fuse with the Fire Lotus during battle.
During one of his cultivation sessions, Xiao Yan had a flash of inspiration and tried to temporarily extract all three types of strange fire except for the Red Lotus Karmic Fire Origin and inject them into his Three Thousand Thunder Illusion Bodies, allowing his clones to control and wield them.
Xiao Yan, whose only remaining form was the Red Lotus Karmic Flame, discovered that the two-way transmission of energy between himself and Huo Zhi reconstructed his body!
This method of enhancing combat power greatly interested both Xiao Yan and Huo Zhi, and they both desperately needed it in the Heavenly Tomb. In crucial moments, Xiao Yan could use this method to combine his power with Huo Zhi's, unleashing a power exceeding his own original strength!
The loss of three different flames is never as great as the gain of one more flame, and the power of the Crimson Lotus Flame will increase when the two powers merge.
The fusion of the two types of Red Lotus Karmic Flames had a subtle but significant amplification effect on both Xiao Yan and Huo Zhi. Xiao Yan's perception was strong, and he confirmed over two months that this was not an illusion.
The fact that two people simultaneously possess the same type of strange fire, ranked among the top ten on the Strange Fire Ranking, is something no one can say for sure what wondrous changes might occur. Even after consulting the clan's records, Huo Zhi couldn't find a clear explanation, as this situation is extremely rare.
Overall, this discovery gives Xiao Yan and Huo Zhi another trump card, one that no one else knows about!
However, as their cultivation progressed, Xiao Yan and Huo Zhi faced unavoidable physical contact, which made the atmosphere between them increasingly delicate.
After nearly two months of living together day and night, especially in the desolate and lonely space of the Heavenly Tomb where no one else could be seen, their relationship had unknowingly warmed up, becoming closer through shared hardships. But above this closeness, there was always a subtle barrier, a deliberately maintained sense of distance.
However, there was always an excessive politeness between the two, especially in Huo Zhi's heart, this feeling was particularly strong.
Xiao Yan treated her exceptionally well, taking meticulous care of her and placing absolute trust in her. Whether it was daily protection or devoted efforts during healing, his actions were impeccable. Xiao Yan's upright figure seemed capable of withstanding any storm.
However, Huo Zhi keenly sensed that Xiao Yan was deliberately maintaining politeness towards her, as if there was a barrier in Xiao Yan's heart, making her understand that this reliance and care was ultimately limited to the affection within the scope of a trustworthy friend, rather than a deeper sense of belonging.
Huo Zhi had already figured out the reason from Xiao Yan's occasional longing gaze into the distance over the past two months.
His greatest concern was still Gu Xun'er. Even though the Gu Clan had fallen out with him like this, that person was still in his heart.
The most important reason why Xiao Yan acted this way was that he couldn't forgive himself. Knowing that Xun'er had suffered so much during the three years he was gone, and that he hadn't chosen to completely trust her, Xiao Yan's self-blame was almost consuming him.
Overwhelmed by this excessive self-blame, Xiao Yan subconsciously restrained himself from anything that might happen between him and Huo Zhi. If it weren't for the dangers of the Heavenly Tomb and his urgent need to improve his strength, Xiao Yan would probably have completely stopped this special training method that required physical contact and easily led to ambiguous feelings.
Of course, this awkward atmosphere eventually came to an end. When the two had been alone for almost three months, Xiao Yan's powerful Heavenly Realm soul finally detected Lei Jingxiao, who was still on the third level of the Heavenly Tomb.
"Big brother, I've finally found you!" The first thing Lei Jingxiao did upon seeing Xiao Yan was to give him a big bear hug.
"Cough cough... You brat! Are you trying to kill me?" Xiao Yan was a little out of breath from being choked by him. He patted Lei Jingxiao's back with a wry smile, his tone full of joy at the long-awaited reunion.
After all, aside from their brief encounter at the Heavenly Tomb, Xiao Yan and Lei Jingxiao hadn't seen each other for over four years.
Huo Zhi watched the brothers reunite, a faint smile appearing on his face as he quietly waited, not wanting to spoil the atmosphere.